Disclaimer: I do not own CCS, BUT! I do plan on owning it! BWHAHAHAHA! Just kidding.... Hey! I said I was kidding! Stop! Don't even get me started!
Author's Notes: I feel sick.... too much ice cream....
Oh well! Back to business! This is another fic of mine that i'll be working on. And if you're wondering, the title means 'Kiss of Legend'. Don't ask. It just popped up in my head.
*Yawn and belch at the same time* now im sleepy. Too much food. Well, the story is basically about how Syaoran and Sakura end up together. Get the picture? Takes place during medieval times. Yeah, special story. Don't worry, i'll still be working on 'Feelings Never Felt'. And Sakura/Syaoran are 19 in this fic.
Ya know, I feel so special! Okay, now I sound like a faggot, but really! I am sooo different from my friends! If they became singers, they want to sing hard core rock/punk. As for me, yah, I wouldn't mind doing that, but if I had a choice, i'd choose opera. Okay, don't laugh. Hell, why am I even talking about this anyways? This is suppose to be a story and not a chat room. Well, enjoy!
Kisu no Densetsu
Aisha-chan
1: Wondering Souls
It was a beautiful, warm, and sunny morning in the Kinomoto Kingdom. This is where we meet the lovely princess, Sakura...
A young girl in her late teens, with jade green eyes, and auburn hair that reached the middle of her back, sat in the royal gardens that were located next to the forest of Eternal Sleep. The gardens were the only places that the princess had ever found peace of mind at. She would sit here for hours, letting her mind rest from all of it's troubles. Letting her mind clear from any thoughts or feelings what so ever, as she stared at the flowers and plants that surrounded her, and listening to the trickling water from a nearby fountain.
The princess was a deep and caring person, though she would not show it. She cared about her people and their welfare just as much as she had for her family. But yet, she was a mysterious woman. Her true self was shrouded in mystery by her beauty and grace, but also her firm ruling.
But she wasn't kind all the way through. She was a leader and judge as well. She helped her people in their time of need, and punished the wicked for their wrong doings. She treated all people equally, and as if she was one of them.
She was also a very smart girl. She knew all about politics, the history of her kingdom and surrounding kingdoms, she knew the land well, and how to be a strong leader when her people were frightened and doubtful.
She knew and did all of these things without the support of her family. She had no choice. Her parents had passed to the great beyond when she was thirteen, leaving the kingdom and all of the responsibilities to her alone. She had no siblings or any relatives that she knew of for that matter. She lived a lonely life in the castle, surrounded by maids and butlers. But what she longed for was somebody that she could hold close to her heart for all eternity. Somebody to hold during the cold nights, somebody to cry for when they hurt, somebody that she could call her own. Not just anybody, but somebody special.
But she doubt that she would ever find that special someone. Because of her strict ruling, there were many out for her blood, because they didn't accept her concepts and the way things were seen in her eyes. But she didn't care. Because at the same time, there were many that adored her, and were willing to place their lives on the line for her, even though she didn't want them to.
She was willing to take and accept the consequences for her mistakes, and that she did.
And one thing she had little regret for was not accepting to help a neighboring kingdom. She believed that it was the Li kingdom that had asked for her assistance. To aid them in a war they were trying to end. But now, she believes that after the war is done and over with, they will be out to dethrone her. It didn't surprise her. It was how the Li kingdom worked. And that was why they were always having wars.
But what did surprise her was why they chose to ask her for her help than some other nearby kingdom. Was it because they knew that she was a magician and descendant of Clow? Or was it because she had a large and strong army? After all, they were magicians as well. She knew. She could feel their queens aura all the way from their Kingdom. It was strong. Extremely. And she wasn't sure if she had more power than them. But it didn't bother her.
If they did attack, then she would wage war against them. But she would only worry about that when the time came.
"Mi Lady, it is time for breakfast."
A maid in her early twenties appeared from the castle. She had chocolate brown hair and blue eyes. The woman had brought the princess out of her relaxing reverie.
"Yes. I'll be there in a moment, Hana. But I would like a few minutes more out in the gardens, if you don't mind."
The maid did a curtsy as she said, "Yes, Mi Lady." then she returned to the castle.
Sakura had spotted a hummingbird, flitting around a few honey suckles.
The sun shone off of it's brilliant blue and black feathers.
"Lovely." the princess murmured.
The small bird quickly drank the nectar of one flower, and quickly flew to the next.
"Your work is never done, is it?" Sakura questioned to herself, before she stood and then slowly made her way back to the walls of the castle.
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We now find a prince, also in his late teens, with chocolate brown hair and piercing brown eyes, standing in front of his mother in the throne room, as she paced back and forth, anger apparent on her face.
"I can't believe they had refused our plea for help!" she mumbled angrily.
The boy sighed
"Mother, please calm yourself."
She gave him a sharp look from the corner of her eye as she continued to pace. He understood her message.
"I didn't expect for them to do that to us! The all powerful Li Clan." she continued.
"Mother..."
"Don't 'mother' me!" she said sharply. "There has to be something we can do to make them regret for declining our request.... there has to be something!"
The young Syaoran continued to stand there, unwillingly, and listen to his mother rant on and on. He wasn't a person to say something against his mother, but sometimes, he just couldn't take her rantings and fits.
"Mother, please, just dismiss the subject. It was four months ago. Let the past be the past."
He watched in secret horror as his mother breathed deep breathes of of fury.
"Syaoran, if they had helped like we had asked, the war would of ended a few months ago! But they had declined! So more time, money, and lives were wasted on this fruitless war! I even offered them a large reward for their assistance! But did they help and take our offer?!"
Syaoran was silent. She did have a point... but the war was over!
"And now look! It's costing us more money to pay for the damage that the Raiu Kingdom has done! And their raid didn't help either! We lost money in crops, and they damaged our farm lands, peoples houses, and there are wounded civilians littering the city! Not to mention destroyed lives!"
Syaoran inwardly sighed. Yes, he knew, he knew! But it wasn't the end, they could rebuild the city and people could readjust their lives till things were mended and back to their original state. And food was no problem. They were a rich kingdom, richer than most, and they could afford to buy food off of other kingdoms. It was nothing really serious, and it wouldn't effect their economy at all.
Suddenly, Yelan stopped from her nearly endless pacing. A sweet revengeful smile was placed on her lips.
"Syaoran, I need you to do something for me..."
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Li Syaoran, Prince of the Li Kingdom, sat in his over large bed room chamber, as he sat on his bed and polished and sharpened his sword by the light of the moon, shining through his open balcony.
His mother's last words echoed through his mind repeatedly.
"Don't you dare fail. And if you do, I don't expect you to return. If you do, you will be disowned, and banished."
He had never expected his mother to act this way towards him. To never return if he fails. But it was very like his mother. He should of known. She would sacrifice almost anything to gain what she desired. It would of been different for him if he was in line for the throne. But he wasn't. It was his oldest sister, Sheifa who was in line for the throne. He was just a piece of the scenery. A set back, an extra mouth to feed.
Wasn't he?
He felt that way. He knew that his mother had favored his sisters over him. She would of disowned him a long time ago, if she had a good enough reason to. And she had finally found her chance to. She had a fifty/fifty chance that Syaoran would fail or complete his mission.
Syaoran continued his continuous motion as he slid a soft, smooth black cloth back and forth across the blade of his sword. Taking all of the finger prints and dust off of it.
He wouldn't of let his mother disown him. He would of disowned her first, a long time ago also. But he had no place to go, or be welcomed into without causing the kind people that had taken him in some danger. He knew his mother would send out some sort of an assassin to be rid of him. It didn't surprise him.
He hated his mother. If his father was still alive, he would of had his father divorce the old hag a long time ago. After all, it was his father's kingdom in the first place. She was just a money hungry noble. He was positive that she only married his father because of his power and riches. But if it wasn't for her, he would of never had any magic running through his veins. She had come from a long line of magicians, and only he, out of all of his siblings, had that magic in him. It had made his mother enraged that only he, the youngest child, and not to mention a male at that, had inherited that magical power and not his sisters.
Syaoran sighed as he had set his sword aside, and laid down on his golden colored bed, staring out of the balcony and up at the shining bright stars in the sky.
It wasn't in his nature to be bossed around so likely by the likes of his mother. He had argued with his mother about the whole ordeal, and in the end, she had won, and by a threat no less. A threat she was willing to carry out.
He knew what his mother was making him do was wrong, and he didn't want to do it either. But, if he wanted to remain here, in the Li kingdom, he had to obey. He knew that if he could survive till his sister had taken up the throne and the responsibilities of being queen, she would treat him with respect and allow him to live in the castle with her and her family. But his mother had to be out of commission first. But that would be a while from now.
Syaoran's eyes watched and followed a shooting star across the sky.
The stars... so beautiful and free. If only there was only a possibility that a magician could grasp the power that had radiated off of them, the convert it to magical energy. The good he could do for his people.
But it was impossible.
Syaoran stretched his hand out till it was almost fully covering the moon.
But no. It was completely impossible for anyone!
He could only receive his power from the sun. There were only two types of magicians out in the world. Those who could receive power from the sun's rays, and those who collect theirs from the glow of the moon.
There was nobody he had ever heard of that could collect power from both the sun and moon. Or even stars for that matter. But if there ever was a way or a magician that could with take the power of the stars, they would be most power, because of all of the stars that had littered the sky. But if that was so, then they could also collect power from the sun as well, since it was a star, no less. But if the sun wasn't as close as it was to the earth, not even he could take in it's energy.
He slowly lowered his hand, revealing the moon once again. There were so many things he had wished and longed for.
He sighed. His thoughts returning to his father and mother.
How could of his father have fallen in love with his wretched mother? One thing was certain. He wasn't going to fall in love. All women deep inside were power and money hungry, just like his mother. If he ever fell in love, she would have to be everything, but that. And the possibilities of finding a person like that was one to a thousand. And what hope was there in finding that special somebody? There was no hope in finding a person like that. At least not for him.
Syaoran quickly sat up.
The letter his mother had sent would of taken at least three days to have reached the Kinomoto Kingdom, but since she had sent the least heaviest messenger with the fastest horse in the royal stables, while ordering him to be quick and ride fast, it would only take a day or even less than what he had speculated. And he was expected to be off and ready to leave for the Kinomoto kingdom by morning to settle some 'negotiations' with the current ruler of their Kingdom.
He had to gather some things up. Like his sword for instance, along with some clothes. He had to be up by daybreak. It would take him three days or so before he would arrive at their neighboring kingdom. And he dreaded the day he would arrive at their castle.
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It was only a day after the Li kingdom had sent a messenger to the Kinomoto kingdom when princess Sakura had received the letter. It read:
Dear Sir Kinomoto,
I hope this letter finds it's way to you, hoping that you are in good health. The War in the Li kingdom has finally ended and we would like to have a meeting with you, hoping to set our differences aside, and join our forces together for the future days to come.
We will be sending someone of the Royal family to negotiate terms of peace with you and your kingdom. Hoping that this treaty will be a peaceful and fruitful agreement for both the Li and Kinomoto Kingdoms.
Let us hope that in the future, there will be no bloodshed between the kingdoms, and if war is ever present again, that we will aid eachother in time of need. So that both kingdoms will stand and live strong for our children, and our children's children, and that peace and prosperity will thrive throughout our lands for centuries ahead.
Sincerely,
Li Yelan, Queen of the Li Kingdom and Li Clan.
P.S.
Please be expecting a visitor in a few short days.
Sakura folded the letter. A treaty with the Li kingdom would only be trouble for her kingdom and it's people. The Li's had declared war already twice during that past six years. Every time, asking for assistance from other kingdoms nearby to aid them, when they were usually using them to basically fight the war for them. She would not so easily fall into their grasp. But she would take time to listen to what they had to say, and perhaps, even take it into consideration. But there was little chance that she would agree to sign any papers of the sort, even if she was threatened.
Because, as soon as she had written her name on just one of the papers, it would completely endanger her people's lives and homes. And she would not have that. It was her duty to make the best decisions for the people. And the best thing was to stay away from any treaties that belonged to the Li Clan.
She knew that they favored themselves above all other kingdoms, and believed that their system of governing was the best. But when war struck, people were recruited into their army without any notice and their voices were not heard. They didn't even pay bounties to those that served in the war, whether they chose to or not.
Their system of ruling was a horrid one, that didn't care for anything that the people had thought. The people's opinions were never accounted for. They were basically slaves, waiting to be used at command, and they didn't even realize it, till it was too late. And anyone that had refused to enter the army at their command was sentenced to death. Executed. Beheaded.
She never saw any of these things, but she had heard these cruel and inhuman stories from foreigners about their ill treatment. She didn't understand how some people could be so heartless and cruel to the people around them that cared and even worshipped them.
She sighed, as she had set the letter down onto the oak desk that was located inside of her room.
The sun filtered through her window, creating a serene atmosphere in the room. Causing the silver sheets of her bed to sparkle, and the white pillows to glow.
Her room was also large. Larger than her soon to be visitor, Li Syaorans'. It was her parents bedroom. A few months after her parents had passed away, she had taken up their room, and made it into her own. She kept her parents possessions locked away, safe from being stolen or damaged by anyone, who in the right mind would even touch them.
She had later turned her older room into a guest room. All of the rooms on the top floor, which included 24 bedrooms with their own bathrooms, were set up for those of royal kingdoms that would decide to drop by for a visit. Those on the bottom floor were meant for Nobles and servants. Also, including 24 rooms with their own bathrooms.
She just hoped that the certain unlucky negotiator would be nicer than what she had speculated from all of the terrible stories she had heard over the past years from different people. A few that she had over heard by accident.
Sakura stood from her white leather chair in her room, before she exited. She needed to clear her mind for a while. She was starting to get a headache from all of her worried thoughts.
She wasn't expecting a negotiation. More like a war. Unless... no. She was just letting her imagination run off again. They would never do such a thing... would they?
Continued....
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Okay, there you have it folks. The first chapter to my new monstrosity of a story and plot that I have to work on during the summer nights. For once, I really enjoyed writing this. It was a bit hard on the letter part, to kind of drone it out, and make it sound important and regal. I just hope that the following chapters will be longer. Also, does it sound okay? Or should I add more description to it? I feel like I should, but I want to be lazy and don't do the description thing. But whatever makes the people happy. (I get more reviews when the readers are happy. ^_^)
So, what will happen in the next chapter? Sakura meets Syaoran, that's what! But what will happen between them? Love at first sight? Or a wildfire just waiting to be set off?! And what evil, diabolical scheme does Yelan have cooked up?
Okay, I know I made Yelan out of character, but yah. This is an AU fic. Lady Sakura is out of wack. And Sir Syaoran is a bit too, but not too much.
So, will Syaoran go through with his mother's plans? Or ignore her orders? You'll have to find out during the next chapter!!! Dun dun dunnnn!
Next Chapter: Angel or Witch
